70th Street descends towards
a rendezvous with the Long Island Railroad it passes beneath
a couple of blocks down. Some of the buildings on the right might
date from the 19th century; anybody remember that? Their windows
have certainly seen some incredible changes take place along
the 12 lane highway to their north, but on their own street,
save for the people, lights, stores and cars, not much of anything
has changed.

Looking east with enough of
a vista, the distant LeFrak City tower on Junction Boulevard
still dominates the background.

45th Avenue comes down a sharp
hill at an equally precarious angle, but does not continue across
the boulevard as did 51st Avenue. Instead, it breaks southward
into 70th Street at a benign 90 degree cut. Up ahead, the Woodside
LIRR trestle, Brooklyn Queens Expwy, and the Woodside Cooperatives
on the left. The little orange light on the right signifies the
presence of a fire alarm box at the corner.